Belgium (/ˈbɛldʒəm/ (About this sound listen); Dutch: België [ˈbɛlɣijə] (About this sound listen); French: Belgique [bɛlʒik] (About this sound listen); German: Belgien [ˈbɛlɡi̯ən] (About this sound listen)), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and the North Sea. It is a small, densely populated country which covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups: the Dutch-speaking, mostly Flemish community, which constitutes about 59% of the population, and the French-speaking, mostly Walloon population, which comprises 41% of all Belgians. Additionally, there is a small group of German-speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area, and bordering Germany.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium